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Home Page of the Annual Korean Martial Art Festival
2010 Write Up & Pictures are here
Register before June
30, 2010 and get $25 off weekend seminar registration
plus a free 5th anniversary commemorative full color t-shirt ($20
value)!
2011 is already shaping up to be a blow out of a year in Crestview, FL!
Keynotes Confirmed for April 15-17, 2011 is:
9th Degree Grand Master Rudy Timmerman (Canada)
8th Degree Grand Master Grand Master James McMurray (Texas)
8th Degree Grand Master Geoff Booth (Australia)
7th Degree Chief Master Marlin Sims (Georgia)
Go to the bottom and Register before
June 30, 2010 and get $25 off weekend seminar registration
plus a free 5th anniversary commeratitive full color t-shirt ($20
value)!
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Meeting the Keynote Session Leaders: |
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| Grand Master Rudy
Timmerman – 9th degree from Sault Ste., Ontario Canada |
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A native of Holland, Grand Master Timmerman
started his training in 1950 at 10 years old. Since that time,
he has achieved numerous master level rankings in Ju-Jitsu,
KukSool, and Hapkido. He also has black belt rankings in Nihon
Jiu Jitsu and Taekwondo. In 2006, while in Korea, Grand Master
Timmerman was awarded ninth degree black belt by Grand Master
Seo and KongShinBup™ was officially recognized as a kwan. In
1974, Grand Master Timmerman established National Korean Martial
Arts Association (NKMAA) which serves as an umbrella
organization for martial artists in the Korean arts. |
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| Grand Master James
McMurray – 8th degree from Harker Heights, TX |
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Several national magazines have rated Master
McMurray as one of the top weapons experts in the United States.
(Karate Illustrated; Black Belt; Official Karate; Taekwondo
Journal and Traditional Taekwondo). Holding several master level
and grand master black belts in MooHapSool, TangSooDo, and
Hapkido. He is also the military martial arts director at Fort
Hood, TX. Master McMurray is an Ex-Special Forces / U.S. Ranger
Combat Instructor and served two consecutive tours in Vietnam
and Southeast Asia with the 5th Special Forces Group at B-52
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| Grand Master Geoff J.
Booth – 8th degree from Liverpool, Australia |
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Teaches and trains at the Headquarters,
located in Moorebank, New South Wales, Australia. Currently
holding the rank of Eighth Degree in Hapkido, under the Korea
Sin Moo Hapkido Association and Grandmaster Han, Jae Ji. He
started his training in 1977, and has trained and is ranked in
Tae Kwon Do & Southern Shaolin Tiger & Dragon Kung Fu. He is the
founder of the International Hap Ki Do Alliance and the
Australian Hap Ki Do Group. His passion for Hap Ki do is shown
by his development of a conceptual way of teaching. This style
is called Kwan Nyom Hap Ki Do. |
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| Chief Master Marlin Sims
– 7th degree from Atlanta, GA |
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Founder of the United Martial Science
Federation and one of the first four non-Asians to attain master
level in the martial art of Kuk Sool™. He has trained in the
martial arts since the age of 10 and has toured nationally &
internationally since 1985. He has appeared on many local,
regional and international televisions and radio shows. He has
been in national and international publications demonstrating
his much sought after knowledge of joint manipulation, the use
of Korean style weapons and hyung (body motion). From 1991-1999,
he was the Master Instructor for the United States Military
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Each one of these session leaders have a story of
their own and the four keynotes easily get $125-299 per participant
for conducting their own seminars. To have men of this caliber
at one event is rather unusual and hasn't been done in the past
other than here at Gordon Martial Arts and at the upcoming "Gathering
of Grand Masters" in Canada (August 2010).
Tentative Schedule: TBA
While some events are scaling
down, this event is getting better and better.
In order
for this event to be successful, it has to be done without politics
and egos. This event is only a
success because of the willingness of these men to come to Crestview
and share their talents and knowledge. This is certainly going
to be a stellar event with five keynote speakers that can easily
draw on their own more than the cost of this event with all five and
six other master level instructors.
Go ahead and register now because you won't want
to miss it!
Several ways to register. You can
use paypal below, fill out the registration and mail it to us with
payment, or send/fax registration and call in with credit card.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!!
Register before
June 30, 2010 and get $25 off weekend seminar registration
plus a free 5th anniversary commemorative full color t-shirt ($20
value)!
Weekend Seminars starting Friday night
and going through Sunday morning (must be 14 or older)
$125 |
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Friday night seminar only (open to all
ages)
$45
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DVD set of event (video done by Master
Janisse and includes shipping)
$50
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